AnanyaAnindita
Hello everyone, I recently came across some advice regarding application fee waivers. It suggests that if an applicant submits their application under the financial hardship fee waiver, there might be a higher likelihood of rejection, especially from schools like Tuck, Wharton, NYU and Stanford. I’m curious to know your thoughts on this matter. Have any of you experienced or heard about such situations? Any insights would be appreciated. Thank you.
This sounds more like a rumor. As with everything, I think the answer depends on a few things. Harvard offers free application fee waiver if you make less than 65,000. Pretty much anyone outside of US and Europe I will be making less than that per year.
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/appl ... aiver.aspxI think you can potentially shoot yourself in the foot by trying to make yourself seem too poor. This Hass to fit the story. You cannot claim that you are a successful entrepreneur who are requesting extreme hardship.
I don’t think there’s much of either implications or reasons for a denial just based on this. The reason business schools gave this option, to get the application fee waived, is to attract applicants who would otherwise not apply and not have the opportunity.
Ningtu
Just curious - Chinese female w 740 GMAT score and 89% engineering bachelors here (Canadian), worked in consulting for 2 years. Would I be considered over represented (bcz Chinese, engineering, consulting)? Or average (cz female & first gen)? Stanford only releases “Asian” data which I think may skew towards having Indian students than Chinese
Posted from my mobile device Everyone is overrepresented at Stanford 😇
I would not worry too much about demographics because you can’t really change it. Stanford is going to be hard for anyone. However, at the same time many people have done it from Asian or Indian or Chinese background. However, if you have a Canadian citizenship, he’ll be considered Canadian and not Chinese. But again I would focus on your performance at work and what you have been able to achieve so far and where you are headed.